- 08:16 AM
- 01/29/26
My picks:
76ers by 9 (slam dunk)
Clippers by 16 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 7
Rockets by 4
Bucks by 6
Thunder by 11 (slam dunk)
Raptors by 8
Pistons by 10 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 8
Rockets by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 15 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 6
Thunder by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:32 PM on January 27, 2026
My picks:
Patriots by 17 (lock)
Seahawks by 9 (lock)
Passer: Stafford
Rusher: Walker
Receiver: Smith-Njigba
Player with interception: Coby Bryant
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:14 AM on January 25, 2026
So the NBA is celebrating their "Rivalry Week" and tonight's headline ESPN games are Cleveland versus Charlotte, who have never met in the playoffs, and Milwaukee vs. OKC, who I guess had that one In-Season Tournament Finale.
Words used to mean things.
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:01 PM on January 21, 2026
Revised picks:
Thunder by 8
Knicks by 9
Pistons by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:00 PM on January 19, 2026
My picks:
Bills by 3
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Patriots by 7
Rams by 4
Passer: Matt Stafford
Rusher: Kenneth Walker III
Receiver: Courtland Sutton
Player with interception: Jarran Reed (SEA)
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:12 PM on January 17, 2026
My picks:
Spurs by 9
Warriors by 17 (slam dunk)
76ers by 6
Mavericks by 8
Magic by 7
Thunder by 10
Knicks by 8
Cavaliers by 7
Timberwolves by 7
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:02 PM on January 13, 2026
My picks:
Panthers by 3
Bears by 11 (lock)
Bills by 3
49ers by 8
Patriots by 13 (lock)
Texans by 6
Passer: Maye
Rusher: Barkley
Receiver: Nacua
Player with interception: Kevin Byard (CHI)
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:46 PM on January 10, 2026
My picks:
Timberwolves by 6
Mavericks by 12 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 15 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 9
Cavaliers by 5
We're less than a month away from the trade deadline (Feb 5th) and there hasn't been a single move made. My guess is it's going to be a crazy couple of weeks ahead.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:06 PM on January 06, 2026
My picks:
Panthers by 10
Seahawks by 6
Falcons by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 8 (lock)
Packers by 6
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Jaguars by 19 (lock)
Texans by 6
Bills by 11 (lock)
Bears by 7
Broncos by 11 (lock)
Raiders by 6
Rams by 21 (lock)
Patriots by 9 (lock)
Eagles by 9 (lock)
Ravens by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:46 PM on January 03, 2026
My picks:
76ers by 6
Pistons by 7
Cavaliers by 9
Thunder by 12 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:22 PM on December 30, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 8
Thunder by 3
Mavericks by 7
Lakers by 6
Timberwolves by 4
Spurs by 9
Mavericks by 9
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:10 AM on December 25, 2025
My picks:
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Lions by 13 (lock)
Broncos by 17 (lock)
Chargers by 10 (lock)
Packers by 4
Bengals by 8 (lock)
Steelers by 9
Titans by 3
Jaguars by 10
Buccaneers by 6
Patriots by 14 (lock)
Seahawks by 9
Raiders by 4
Bills by 8
Bears by 7
Rams by 10 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:09 AM on December 25, 2025
"Clusterfuck" seems about right.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:29 PM on December 19, 2025
My picks:
Seahawks by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:01 PM on December 18, 2025
My picks:
Spurs by 11
Knicks by 10
Thunder by 19 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:31 PM on December 16, 2025
Revised picks:
Thunder by 12
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:49 PM on December 13, 2025
I popped on the Washington/Furman game (mostly to see if I actually have access to ESPNU, which, yay) and the Furman University team all have "FU" on the backs of their jerseys where the names usually are and I kinda love it.
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:25 PM on December 12, 2025
Ooh, so we may get some Snowccer. Nice!
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:51 PM on December 12, 2025
This does seem a weird time of year for an outdoor championship. Growing up playing soccer in OK you kinda just dealt with the various elements, but I always found playing in the cold especially miserable. Nothing like hopping in the shower the next morning and looking down to find your legs that are tie-dyed with bruises from getting smacked by a rock-hard ball.
That might work in SLU's favor though - we're currently clear but are up to 10.5" of snow already for the Winter and it's felt like January more often than not for about six weeks so they should be pretty acclimated to it by now.
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:48 AM on December 12, 2025
If you're sensing an unidentified source of tension in the locker room today, it's probably because my Billikens are down NoMich's way preparing to take on the NC State Wolfpack in one of tonight's Men's NCAA Soccer Final Four semifinal matches.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:00 AM on December 12, 2025
My picks:
Buccaneers by 9 (lock)
Bears by 16 (lock)
Bengals by 4
Chargers by 6
Bills by 3
Commanders by 7
Eagles by 6
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Texans by 7
Broncos by 6 (lock)
Rams by 6
Panthers by 8
49ers by 9 (lock)
Seahawks by 19 (lock)
Cowboys by 15 (lock)
Steelers by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:41 PM on December 11, 2025
Revised picks:
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 05:30 PM on December 10, 2025
My picks:
Heat by 5
Raptors by 7
Thunder by 19 (slam dunk)
I'm gonna wait and see if Wemby is coming back or not before picking that Spurs/Lakers game.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:31 PM on December 09, 2025
I hope my excitement will appear once the games actually start but I'm really starting to dread the run up to the Cup.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:27 PM on December 05, 2025
My picks:
Lions by 3
Seahawks by 17 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Browns by 6
Commanders by 7
Jets by 4
Buccaneers by 19 (lock)
Jaguars by 6
Ravens by 5
Broncos by 11 (lock)
Bears by 8
Rams by 12 (lock)
Chiefs by 6
Chargers by 5
My winning a week may be the biggest upset of all.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:29 PM on December 04, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 4
Thunder by 17 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:29 PM on December 02, 2025
Revised picks:
49ers by 4
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
Colts by 18 (lock)
Dolphins by 5
Jets by 7
Buccaneers by 13 (lock)
Rams by 8
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Bills by 6
Chargers by 12 (lock)
Broncos by 14 (lock)
Patriots by 19 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:46 AM on November 30, 2025
My picks:
Lions by 7
Chiefs by 6
Bengals by 4
Eagles by 11
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:33 AM on November 27, 2025
In my mind we mark the occasion by watching old Justin Blackmon highlights and then finding a karaoke spot to do a rousing rendition of (Denton's own) Slobberbone's "Some New Town".
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:44 PM on November 26, 2025
My picks:
Magic by 4
Lakers by 8
Pistons by 11 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 19 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 12 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:54 AM on November 25, 2025
Take it easy and heal up well, NoMich. Glad things sound like they're going smoothly.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:52 PM on November 23, 2025
Revised picks:
Bears by 3
Patriots by 10
Lions by 17 (lock)
Packers by 6
Seahawks by 18 (lock)
Chiefs by 6
Jets by 3
Raiders by 5
Cardinals by 6
Eagles by 13
Saints by 3
49ers by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:16 PM on November 23, 2025
My picks:
Bills by 10 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:21 PM on November 20, 2025
My picks:
Rockets by 4
Knicks by 7
Cavaliers by 12 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 3
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:22 PM on November 19, 2025
You know, they often say that Stillwater is the Las Vegas of Oklahoma...
I'm sure Pete would love a taste of the rural life.
posted by Ufez Jones at 09:47 AM on November 19, 2025
My picks:
Dolphins by 5
Panthers by 3
Bills by 3
Titans by 3
Vikings by 6
Packers by 7
Steelers by 3
Chargers by 10
Seahawks by 3
49ers by 7
Ravens by 3
Broncos by 4
Lions by 3
Cowboys by 10
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:44 AM on November 16, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 9 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 7
Knicks by 5
Spurs by 13 (slam dunk)
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:37 AM on November 12, 2025
I have the Amazon streaming package that lets you see the arena instead of commercials and am watching more regular season games than before. I kinda took Luka for granted before the playoffs.
As fun as Luka's on-court play can be, I miss watching him goof around with trick shots during the warm-up lines via the arena view on League Pass just as much. *sigh*
I told myself I was going to quit the team after Nico destroyed it.
But even if they didn't land Cooper Flagg I probably would have kept following them because the disaster was so interesting.
I've been putting off any definition of my Mavs fandom and I still really don't know where it's going to land. I guess that's one advantage of living out of market - you at least get to avoid the whole "go to the game or no" conundrum.
But as much as I enjoyed the Rangers WS win, it also solidified the fact that my personal sports fandom peaked with the 2011 Mavs run and anything else is going to pale in comparison. It was perfect, 10/10, no notes, thank you sports deities for that. And that's okay! It's honestly kind of great! There's a ton of folks, maybe the majority even, who are lifelong diehard fans of a team that never get to experience that feeling, I'm not going to complain that I'll never get to experience it the same way again (publicly, anyways). I'm an "old habits die hard" kind of person and loyal to a fault and keep watching the games, but even if I were to reclaim full MFFLdom, it won't ever be the same. It can't.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:55 PM on November 11, 2025
Extend the timeline by six months and you can add a trip to the Finals into the chaoscoaster. The whiplash is real.
It's still going to be a while (I hope, anyways) until anyone challenges the City of Oakland for the title of Screwed-Over Sports Fans, though. It won't be easy and I have basically zero faith in the ownership to do it properly, but this is at least theoretically recoverable.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:37 PM on November 11, 2025
That game went perfectly: the Mavs blew a big lead in the 4th but 18 year-old Coop looked composed and confident and then the AAC emptied out to chants of "Fire Nico".
And now they are!
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:15 AM on November 11, 2025
My picks:
Colts by 9 (lock)
Giants by 6
Bills by 15 (lock)
Vikings by 7
Browns by 4
Buccaneers by 8
Panthers by 8 (lock)
Jaguars by 4
Seahawks by 12 (lock)
Rams by 6
Lions by 15 (lock)
Chargers by 10
Eagles by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:20 PM on November 07, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 9 (slam dunk)
Spurs by 6
Spurs by 5
Nuggets by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:43 PM on November 05, 2025
My picks:
Dolphins by 3
Bengals by 7
Lions by 10 (lock)
Packers by 8 (lock)
Chargers by 13 (lock)
Patriots by 9 (lock)
Giants by 6
Colts by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 8
Raiders by 3
Rams by 13 (lock)
Chiefs by 7
Seahawks by 14 (lock)
Cowboys by 6
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:42 AM on October 30, 2025
Speaking of Turnstile and recent releases, give the Citric Dummies' "Split With Turnstile" a listen next time you feel like putting your brain in a Punk n' Roll blender for twenty minutes.
Turnstile themselves are in no way involved (as far as I can tell), but I've been listening to it at least once a day since it came out. It's great.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:45 PM on October 29, 2025
My picks:
Cavaliers by 9
Timberwolves by 3
76ers by 8 (slam dunk)
Grizzlies by 11 (slam dunk)
Sure hope everyone is excited for the Luka and Lebron-less Lakers vs. the Ant-Less Timberwolves.
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:40 PM on October 29, 2025
That Wednesday album is really fun, NoMich. It falls during a very busy time workwise, but I'm hoping to make their StL show this Spring.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:53 PM on October 28, 2025
My picks:
Chargers by 4
Falcons by 8
Bengals by 6
Patriots by 9 (lock)
Eagles by 7
Bills by 9
Bears by 4
49ers by 9
Buccaneers by 14 (lock)
Broncos by 8
Colts by 24 (lock)
Packers by 5
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:49 PM on October 23, 2025
My picks:
Thunder by 9
Warriors by 7
Cavaliers by 6
Mavericks by 7
Thunder by 16 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 6
Knicks by 11 (slam dunk)
Timberwolves by 9
Pistons by 8
Timberwolves by 6
I'M VERY GLAD THE NBA IS BACK!!!
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:41 PM on October 21, 2025
I think skipping them the same as the NBATV games makes sense.
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:00 PM on October 20, 2025
Fire the coach -- Okie State still awful (and likely to be for a little while)
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:10 PM on October 19, 2025
Revised picks:
Bears by 6
Browns by 3
Patriots by 6
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Eagles by 8
Jets by 4
Broncos by 13 (lock)
Colts by 5
Cowboys by 6
Packers by 6
49ers by 3
Buccaneers by 3
Seahawks by 10
posted by Ufez Jones at 11:48 AM on October 19, 2025
Good Lord, that's impressive.
As easy as it is to get into Busch these days it's a bit shameful I haven't seen Shohei live. I'm gonna have to make a point to catch the Dodgers when they swing through town next year.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:21 PM on October 18, 2025
If nothing else, I learned my lesson from blowing locks on two stupid consecutive Thursday games. Leaves a bitter taste in your mouth for a couple of days until the rest of the league starts.
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:03 PM on October 17, 2025
My picks:
Steelers by 8
posted by Ufez Jones at 08:01 PM on October 16, 2025
The answer the question "Did SpoFi collectively learn anything from the Week 5 fiasco?" appears to be a resounding "lol, nah".
posted by Ufez Jones at 07:21 PM on October 10, 2025
My picks:
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 13 (lock)
Colts by 13 (lock)
Chargers by 9
Patriots by 5
Steelers by 8
Cowboys by 11
Jaguars by 6
Rams by 9
Raiders by 4
Packers by 9
Buccaneers by 7
Lions by 4
Bills by 14
Commanders by 9
posted by Ufez Jones at 01:23 PM on October 09, 2025
Lots and lots of blown locks in the Pick 'Em this week, myself included.
I feel kinda sheepish admitting it because of reasons, but I'm finding myself pretty caught up in Baker Mayfield's season. I'm not going to go so far as to say I'm *rooting* for the Bucs (yet), but he's become must-watch football every weekend.
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:30 PM on October 07, 2025
Having watched the Oilers eliminate the Stars each of the past two seasons, barf.
Great for Edmonton and their fans, though.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:39 PM on October 06, 2025
My picks:
Rams by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 10 (lock)
Colts by 17 (lock)
Giants by 12
Cowboys by 7
Eagles by 13 (lock)
Dolphins by 6
Ravens by 7
Cardinals by 10 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3
Lions by 19 (lock)
Chargers by 4
Bills by 21 (lock)
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Is Tampa Bay at Seattle the tastiest match-up this week? Give yourself an extra cookie tonight if you had that one on your preseason predictions.
posted by Ufez Jones at 04:58 PM on October 02, 2025
NBA Pickem Week 14: NBA Every Day
I'm good with whatever, but tbh I find myself enjoying (and therefore watching) Prime's coverage a lot more than ESPN's, and not just for Nowitzki-related reasons.